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Open Access
01-12-2011 | Moderated poster presentation
Myocardial T1-mapping for early detection of left ventricular myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Authors:
Franck Thuny, Leila Potton, Stanislas Rapacchi, Hélène Thibault, Cyrille Bergerot, Magalie Viallon, Nathan Mewton, Michel Ovize, Geneviève Derumeaux, Pierre Croisille
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Subclinical primary left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is a complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) related to progressive diffuse myocardial fibrosis. Myocardial T1-mapping has recently been proposed as a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) method to quantify interstitial fibrosis early in the disease course whereas late-gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging remains normal. …